PINE GROVE - Sustaining a broken right thumb on the first day of practice probably helped Eli Brill earn unicycling gold.
"It forced me to become more creative with my thumb being injured," said the Pine Grove 15-year-old.
Brill harnessed that creativity, enabling him to win four gold medals and one silver at the North American Unicycling Convention and Championship (NAUCC) U-Games, 2010. He was named the North American Flatland Champion Expert at the games, held July 10-18 in Berkeley and San Francisco, California, despite being injured and being the youngest competitor in the flatland event.
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BOYERTOWN - Being from a rural area and comprised of players from small high schools, Upper Dauphin County isn't given much of a chance to win this week's Pennsylvania State American Legion Baseball Tournament at Bear Stadium.
UDC manager Scott Dietrich likes it that way.
The first team from this area to reach the American Legion state tournament in more than 30 years, Region 4 champion Upper Dauphin (22-2) began play July 27 against Region 6 champion Hopewell in the second game of the morning doubleheader.
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PINE GROVE - Schuylkill West didn't want to wait another day to clinch the VFW Area 2 Teener Baseball 13-14-year-old championship series.
After taking a one-game lead in the best-of-3 series on July 23, Schuylkill West felt the need to get an early jump on Schuylkill South in the second game to clinch the title and avoid a third and deciding game.
Schuylkill West got the early offensive start it wanted and pitcher Hunter Bordner more than made it stand up for an 8-2 victory on July 24 and a sweep for the Area 2 championship.
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VALLEY VIEW - August 21st will mark the sixth time that the Valley View Gun Club and the Tri-Valley Bucktree Archery Club will host the annual Youth Day.
It is no secret that the ranks of young people, having exposure to the outdoors and activities related to the outdoors, is shrinking. In order to address this condition, concerned men and women from these two clubs brainstormed an event that would aid in correcting this shortfall.
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MILLERSBURG - Golfers will soon be hitting the links to benefit a scholarship charity event. They'll also have an opportunity to come away with some cash of their own - $10,000 to be exact - for a hole-in-one.
The 15th Annual George T. Carvell Foundation, Inc., Golf Tournament kicks off Saturday, August 14. Tee-off time begins at 1 p.m. in a two-man scramble format at the Lykens Valley Golf Course, Route 25, just north of Millersburg.
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VALLEY VIEW - A Pennsylvania Game Commission Hunter-Trapper Education Class will be offered in August, and interested students are encouraged to register as soon as possible.
The classes, which are being sponsored by the Valley View Gun Club, will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28; and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29 at the Hegins Ambulance Building, Gap Street, in Valley View.
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